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Blue Jays are adding an arm amidst their Cody Ponce injury concerns<\/p>\n
The Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> have been the talk of the MLB town in the early goings of the season. Some of that chatter is picking up in the way of Lazaro Estrada<\/a> and Cody Ponce<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Blue Jays got shelled by the Colorado Rockies<\/a> in their most recent outing, and it appears as though they are prepared to soften the blow of Cody Ponce going down with an injury. Unfortunately, that is the nature of sports<\/a>. The Canadian squad boasts a fabulous rotation consisting of Kevin Gausman<\/a>, Dylan Cease<\/a>, Eric Lauer<\/a>, Max Scherzer<\/a>, and Ponce.<\/p>\n While their most recent trade<\/a> doesn\u2019t address their issue of injured pitchers, it\u2019s a good thing to have extra bodies on the squad. But if Ponce is going to miss any time, they need a body to replace him. And that is where Estrada comes in.<\/p>\n Blue Jays Call Up Reinforcements<\/p>\n With Ponce being the latest in a line of pitchers to suffer an injury for the Blue Jays, the organization needs to make a move to help soften the blow. Calling up a pitcher seems like the right move at this time.<\/p>\n That said, there is a new report that they will call up Estrada on March 31st.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Toronto Blue Jays have recalled right-hander pitcher L\u00e1zaro Estrada from Buffalo, Triple-A, per source,\u201d Francys Romero reports on X<\/a>. \u201cHe is expected to join the team tomorrow. Estrada, 26, threw 2.2 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts on Friday in Triple-A Buffalo.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to the three strikeouts, Estrada has recorded one walk<\/a>, thrown 35 pitches, and owns a 0.38 WHIP in his Triple-A appearance.<\/p>\n Last season, he made two appearances for the big club. While those appearances didn\u2019t go as smoothly as everyone would hope, the 26-year-old arm recorded 10 strikeouts in 7 1\/3 innings<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lazaro Estrada Up With Yesavage, Berrios, & Bieber Down<\/p>\n Bringing up an arm makes a lot of sense for the Blue Jays. At the time of this writing, they have Trey Yesavage<\/a>, Jose Berrios<\/a>, and Shane Bieber<\/a> as starters who are on the 15-day injured list.<\/p>\n According to their transaction page, all three pitchers have their IL stints retroactive to March 22nd.<\/a><\/p>\n Having those three pitchers down is a big enough blow, but adding Ponce to that list would be less than ideal.<\/p>\n Cody Ponce Up & Down MLB Return<\/p>\n Unfortunately for Ponce, he was in the middle of his return to the MLB<\/a> when he went down during an innocent-looking fielding play.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-6 starter hasn\u2019t pitched in the MLB since 2021 with the Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>. Before going down, Ponce had thrown three strikeouts<\/a> and a walk in 2 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n And then things slowly started to go off track from there.<\/p>\n Things didn\u2019t go badly immediately; however, in the sixth inning, the Blue Jays got rocked for seven runs,<\/a> giving Colorado a 9-1 lead.<\/p>\n Losing Ponce was the second half of a double whammy that no team wants to experience in a game. It\u2019s bad enough to lose a game or to lose a player to injury, but both? That\u2019s putting salt in a wound and then stirring with a fork.<\/p>\n The Blue Jays will look to put it behind them quickly. Toronto faces the Rockies again on Tuesday, March 31st. Their short three-game series against the Rockies ends on Wednesday, after which they play another three-game series, this one against the Chicago White Sox<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCaleb Kerney<\/a> Caleb covers the NHL for Heavy.com. He has covered professional hockey since 2022, including bylines at Dobber Prospects, The Hockey Writers, and The Hockey News. 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